"Be inspired by others and then do something different."
Nigel Butterley 2015
CAERWEN MARTIN
COMPOSER
​Composer, Cellist, and founder of SiloStringQuartet, Dr Caerwen Martin is best known for their graphic ArtScores and fearless social commentary, addressing tough issues such as gender discrimination in pain recognition (The Agony of She), family violence (KING SET) and an infamous Australian historic abuse court case (The Awful Truth, Concerto for Cello and Virtuosic Ensemble). Leader, founder and composer of SiloStringQuartet of 26 years, Caerwen's work as a composer, cellist and multigenre artist continues to feature on the international stage and media.
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As an improvising cellist and multi instrumentalist with a serious interest in nature and found sound percussion, my work is heavily informed by integrated artistic practices in writing, acting visual art and photography. A multidisciplinary, crossover musician working in classical, metal, pop, theatre, world, jazz, and classical gothic hardcore, I write for solo, orchestra, ensemble, choir, pedagogy, dance, theatre, film and bands. Using graphic notation and visual art practices, I create ArtScores. I collaborate with highly expressive performing artists such as The Melbourne Chamber Orchestra, ACOCollective, Ben Opie, Inventi Ensemble, SiloSQ, Timothy Phillips, ArckoSymphonic, Coady Green, Duo Eclettico, Daniel Richardson, WCCO, Ken Murray, Ensemble Three, Asha Trio, Osscicle Duo, and Miranda Hill of the legendary LGBTIQ+advocate ensemble Homophonic!
Caerwen’s compositions are broadcast and performed internationally. Caerwen is represented by the Australian Music Centre, having written for performers and ensembles such as the Melbourne Chamber Orchestra, ACOCollective, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Arcko Symphonic, Inventi Ensemble, SiloSQ, Collision Theory, Trio Tribade, Trio Denude, Speak Percussion, Trio Three, The Song Company, di Fraterniti di Solisti, Blair Harris and Caroline Almonte, Lyndon Watts, Marianne Rothschild, Miranda Hill, Dan Richardson, Ben Opie, Ken Murray, Joel Brennan, Peter Dumsday, Fiona Burnett, and Brandon Ross.
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CELLIST
Caerwen Martin and Kazimir Krasovskis
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Working with Australia's celebrated musicians has been a significant joy including Claire Bowditch, John Butler, Missy Higgins, Dan Sultan, Dr Lou Bennett AM, Archie Roach, Ruby Hunter, Jimmy Little, James Henry, Paul Kelly, Guy Pearce, Silvie Paladino, David Hobson, Kane Alexander, Marina Prior, Naked Raven, Hugh Jackman, John Farnham, ELO, Toni Childs, Katie Noonan, Tim Freedman, Cezary Skubizewski, David Chisholm, James Hullick Bolt Ensemble, Chamber Made Opera, Skin Quartet and Aphids, as well as working freelance in professional Victorian orchestras. Caerwen is the recipient of multiple prizes and awards
SILO STRING QUARTET
Caerwen Martin is the founder, director, events manager, cellist, and primary composer for SiloStringQuartet with albums such After the Dark, and Clouds for Electric and Acoustic string quartet receiving worldwide airplay and attention. The Clouds Album includes tracks Little Fluffy Clouds , Summer House, and Terry Riley's seminal classic In C, recorded by SiloSQ on electric and acoustic instruments in 2 full takes, engineered and edited by longtime collaborator, sound desinger Myles Mumford.
ARTSCORECREATIVE
ArtScoreCreative is the newest venture of Dr Caerwen Martin, developed in their PhD of Composition and Musicology at the University of Melbourne, resulting in ArtScorePublishing, a new ArtScore printing company championing Australian Composers and Music Creatives.
KING SET for solo prepared timpani page 2 ArtScore Publishing
2020
ArtScore notation sketch copy
KING SET for solo prepared timpani
Materials: acrylic ink on paper
Original Materials: chewed stick, ink, transparency paper, manuscript
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Dr Caerwen Martin PhD works in graphic and alternative notation, they have produced graphic scores such as KING SET for prepared timpani (pictured) performed, filmed and recorded by Daniel Richardson, X-Ray Baby performed and recorded by Arcko Symphonic Ensemble, The Agony of She for Solo Double Bass performed and filmed by Miranda Hill, The Leaf Remains for Guitar and Cello premiered by Ken Murray and Caerwen Martin, Leaves for solo cello performed and recorded by Caerwen Martin, and Scission of the five membered ring for saxophone and flute.
PROJECTS COLLABORATIONS COMMISSIONS
ENQUIRE
Ben Opie and Phoebe Green at Tempo Rubato
Sheoak for sheaok, prepared viola, deconstructed viola and bells,
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GIVING BACK
Caerwen teaches composition and cello at all levels of education. They are passionate about bringing music to students who experience hardship and disadvantage. Caerwen works from lived experience to raise awareness about mental health, discrimination, chronic illness and mental health in children, neurodivergence, gender safety and equality, LGBTIQ+ awareness, family violence, and abuse survival. Caerwen is an Ambassador and Speaker for BeyondBlue and is developing a youth music outreach centre in the Eastern Region of Greater Melbourne.
AVAILABLE
Purchase purchase digital albums or choose single tracks, as well as CD's from my library of recordings via the online store.
